New York jets running back Bilal Powell carries the ball in the second half of the Jets' 27-10 win over the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

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Jonathan Lintner
jlintner@courier-journal.com

The New York Jets announced Tuesday that Bilal Powell, a former University of Louisville running back, is up for the FedEx Ground Player of the Week.

That could be the first of many such awards if Powell repeats his Week 3 performance against the Buffalo Bills, this time as the Jets' clear-cut No. 1 running back.

Powell carried 27 times for 149 yards, marking the first time in his three-year NFL career the 2011 U of L grad topped 100 yards. The NFL matched him up against the Dallas Cowboys' DeMarco Murray and Carolina Panthers' DeAngelo Williams for the award that's determined by a fan vote. ...